DC Family Bike Fest 2026

You’re invited! Calling all kids on bikes, families who bike and folks who are bike curious. All are welcome at our BIG annual celebration. 

Connect with other families, meet local shops and orgs, check out lots of different bikes and setups and have fun together!

Featuring neighborhood bike rides, Kids Bike Parade, library storytime, learn to ride workshop, demos, test rides, gear swap, BIG raffle prizes, food trucks and lots more. 

And as always – free sno cones 🍧and free bike checkups 👩‍🔧for all 🥰

Volunteer Opportunities!

DC Family Bike Fest thrives thanks to our wonderful community of family bike advocates and volunteers! Here’s how you can contribute, help make the day a success – and earn free giveaway entries too. 

Sign up to Volunteer:

Ways to help out:

Help Spread The Word

Share information about DC Family Bike Fest with your friends, neighbors and school community! Can be completed in person or online – we’ll provide materials for you to post and share. Earn free giveaway entries for volunteering!

Volunteer At The Fest

Two-hour shifts helping with your choice of Gear Swap Table, Learn To Ride clinic, safety check station, giveaway prize booth, setup/cleanup, social media and more. Earn free giveaway entries for volunteering! Teen volunteers are also welcome and can earn community service hours.

Volunteer Ride Marshal 

Help lead WABA’s group ride from Lincoln Park to DC Family Bike Fest at Alethia Tanner Park! Ride meets at Lincoln Park at 9:45 with wheels up at 10am.

Neighborhood Rides

You do not need a bike to enjoy Bike Fest – we will have lots of demo bikes and activities open to all at the park! But if you’d like to ride over together – join one of these great group rides:

Ward 5 Family Biking:
Meet up 10am @ Reservoir Park
Click to sign up for email updates

Capitol Hill with WABA: 
Meet up 10am @ Lincoln Park

Click to RSVP

Ward 7 Bikes:
Meet up 9:45am @ Minnesota Ave Metro
Click to RSVP

Petworth Family Biking: 
Meet up 10am @ Sherman Circle

Ward 1 Bikes:
Meet up 10am @ Trolley Park (Monroe & 11th NW)
Click here to RSVP!

Takoma Family Biking: 
Meet up 10am @ Laurel Ave Streatery
Click to RSVP

Hyattsville Family Biking:
Meet up 10am @ Driskell Park

Arlington/Alexandria Slow Riders: 
Meet up 9:45am @ Location TBD

GIVEAWAY PRIZES

You can purchase giveaway entries at waba.org/fbf or onsite during DC Family Bike Fest. You can also earn free entries by volunteering or helping us spread the word! 

You do not need to be present to win. Winners do get to choose their desired prize from the list of prizes remaining!

Contact dcfamilybiking@gmail.com to learn more or to donate a raffle prize. 

GRAND PRIZES

WOOM BIKE!!!!*

Tern Link D8 in Satin Platinum

OTHER PRIZES

D-Luxe Tune Up – BicycleSPACE Ivy City

Upgraded Tune Up – REI

Precision Tune Up – Contes

Family Bike Rental Weekend – Bunch Bikes & King Electric Bikes

$50 Ride Credit – VEO

Ozmo – 2 matching kids ebike helmets*

Xtracycle – Everyday Bikepack

Tow Monster – 1 tow monster customized for your bike

Cleverhood – Zipster Jacket + matching Cleverkid Anorak*

Lark’s Bike Blankets – Kids Bike Seat Blanket*

Dashcam.bike – Phone mount + 12 months premium subscription

Bar Mitts – Kids Bar Mitts

Thule – Yepp Nexxt 2 Mini

Lumos – Nyxel Smart Helmet + Firefly Smart Lights

Handlestash – Bike Bag + Coffee Mount* 

WABA – WABA Swag Pack*

Dan Saks – Signed copy of ON OUR BIKES

Free “No School” Camp Funday – Brooklyn Robot Foundry DC

Free DC – T Shirt & Flag*

Family Dinner – Old City Market & Oven

$100 Gift Card – Right Proper Kitchen

* winner’s choice of size, color and style

You can purchase giveaway entries at waba.org/fbf or onsite during DC Family Bike Fest. You can also earn free entries by volunteering or helping us spread the word! 

Contact dcfamilybiking@gmail.com to learn more or to donate a raffle prize. 

Events

ALL DAY, 10am-2pm: 

Food trucks! 

Test rides! 

Demos! 

Art activations! 

Free sno cones! 

Free tune ups! 

• 10am Neighborhood rides meet up
• 10am DC Family Bike Fest opens!
• 10:30 DC Public Library Storytime
• 12:00 Kids Bike Parade!
• 12:30 Musical storytime with Dan Saks (author of ON OUR BIKES!) 
• 1:00pm Learn To Ride Workshop (with Girls In Gear) 
• 1:30pm DC Public Library Storytime
• 1:55pm Last call for giveaway prize tickets! 
• 2:00 Free DC Orientation (RSVP separately)

Who is who:

BIKE SHOPS

BicycleSPACE Ivy City

Conte’s Bike Shop

King Electric Bikes

REI NoMa

Mateo Mobile Repair

BIKE BRANDS

Xtracycle

Urban Arrow

Bunch Bikes (Sponsor!) 

Woom Bikes

Tern Bicycles

VEO (Sponsor!) 

Aventon

Tweel’s Wheels Adaptive Cycles

BIKE STUFF

Cleverhood (Rain Gear)

Ozmo (Kids Helmets) 

Dashcam.bike (Phone App & Mount)

Schleptastic Tow Monster

HandleStash (Coffee Mounts & Bike Bags)

Thule (Yepp Seats)

Lumos (Helmets & Smart Lights)

Dan Saks (ON OUR BIKES book!) 

BIKE GROUPS

WABA (Co host!)

WABA Cargo Bike Library

Ward 5 Family Biking

Ward 7 Bikes

Takoma Family Biking

Petworth Family Biking

Hyattsville Family Biking

Arlington / Alexandria Slow Riders

goDCgo (Sponsor!) 

Vision Zero

Girls In Gear

PedalPower Kids

Safe Streets DC

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Right Proper Brewing

Old City Market & Oven

Brooklyn Robot Foundry DC

DC Highway Safety Office (Sponsor!) 

DC Water

DC Public Library

Greater Greater Washington

Free DC

FOOD TRUCKS

Kush

Blue Nile Burgers

Kona Ice (FREE!)